See how raw farm bones compare to rawhide, smoked bones, and pet-store chews. The differences are bigger than the packaging suggests.
| Six Bones | Rawhide | Smoked bones | Pet store chews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | Bone, marrow, meat. Nothing else. | Processed cow hide, bleach, adhesives | Bone + smoke flavour, preservatives | Starches, fillers, flavour coatings |
| Processing | Cut fresh, frozen same day | Chemical bath, bleached, pressed | Cooked at high heat, dried | Factory-moulded, shelf-packaged |
| Splinter risk | Low - raw bone flexes, wears down gradually | Chunks swell, do not digest | High - heat makes bone brittle and sharp | Varies - some break into hard pieces |
| Freshness | Frozen within days of cutting | Months on a shelf in plastic | Weeks to months, preservative-dependent | Months to years, preservative-dependent |
| Sourcing | Small Ontario farms, pasture-raised | Industrial supply chains, origin unclear | Varies, rarely disclosed | Mass-produced, rarely disclosed |
| What you see is what you get | Yes - one ingredient, no label needed | No - looks natural, is heavily processed | Partially - bone is real, additives are not | No - shaped and flavoured to look appealing |
Ingredients
Six Bones
Bone, marrow, meat. Nothing else.
Rawhide
Processed cow hide, bleach, adhesives
Smoked bones
Bone + smoke flavour, preservatives
Pet store chews
Starches, fillers, flavour coatings
Processing
Six Bones
Cut fresh, frozen same day
Rawhide
Chemical bath, bleached, pressed
Smoked bones
Cooked at high heat, dried
Pet store chews
Factory-moulded, shelf-packaged
Splinter risk
Six Bones
Low - raw bone flexes, wears down gradually
Rawhide
Chunks swell, do not digest
Smoked bones
High - heat makes bone brittle and sharp
Pet store chews
Varies - some break into hard pieces
Freshness
Six Bones
Frozen within days of cutting
Rawhide
Months on a shelf in plastic
Smoked bones
Weeks to months, preservative-dependent
Pet store chews
Months to years, preservative-dependent
Sourcing
Six Bones
Small Ontario farms, pasture-raised
Rawhide
Industrial supply chains, origin unclear
Smoked bones
Varies, rarely disclosed
Pet store chews
Mass-produced, rarely disclosed
What you see is what you get
Six Bones
Yes - one ingredient, no label needed
Rawhide
No - looks natural, is heavily processed
Smoked bones
Partially - bone is real, additives are not
Pet store chews
No - shaped and flavoured to look appealing
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Raw bone is dense but flexible. It does not snap or splinter the way cooked bone does. A dog gnaws on it for an hour, wearing down plaque and tartar in the process.
Every bone comes from small farms in rural Ontario. Pasture-raised cattle, open land, no feedlots. Cut fresh, frozen within days, delivered to your door in Toronto on our weekly routes.
One ingredient. No chemicals, no preservatives, no plastic wrapping that has been on a shelf for months. Just bone.
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